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Our Records: Scottish Authors in the 1935 Valuation Rolls
10/10/17

Discover Scotland's authors within the 1935 valuation rolls

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News: Valuation Rolls for 1935 Go Online
10/10/17

2.7 million names and addresses for owners and occupiers of properties in Scotland added to the site

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Title page for the baptisms and deaths in the congregation of the original seceders, Pathhead, Kirkcaldy,
News Article: Release of Presbyterian Church Records
22/06/17

The release of over 36,000 new baptism, marriage and death records from presbyterian churches

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Our Records: Letters from the First World War
22/06/17

A mother visits her dying soldier son

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News Article: Improved Searching on our Site
21/04/17

Learn how our latest updates have made searches for marriages and deaths easier

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The announcement of Margaret Henderson Kidd being appointed as King's Counsel
Scotland's History: Dame Margaret Henderson Kidd QC
14/03/17

Scotland's first female Advocate, King's Counsel and Sheriff Principal

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Our Records: John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
06/03/17

Discover more about the first Director-General of the BBC

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Our Records: Alexander Graham Bell
02/03/17

The Scot with a talent for invention

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Detail from the Valentine's Day card sent to Mary Ann Lindsay
Our Records: A Victorian Valentine
10/02/17

The Valentine's Day card at the centre of a paternity case

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